The 11-part series “Taking Space” explores where we go next as the lights of gay bars dim
Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
Tara-Michelle Ziniuk (she/her) is the managing editor of Xtra. She was formerly editor of This Magazine and Toronto editor at The Dominion/Media Co-op. She has been published in Joyland, Maisonneuve, Today’s Parent, Reader’s Digest, Bitch, Herizons, Quill & Quire and various other outlets. She speaks English and lives in Toronto with her daughter.
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LGBTQ2S+ parents exist—our federal leaders should value our experience
OPINION: The way Poilievre speaks of “biological clocks” as part of the affordability crisis erases the needs of queer and trans parents
Sook-Yin Lee’s new film shows that relationships don’t need to follow a specific path
REVIEW: “Paying for It” explores relationships that are romantic, platonic and transactional
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The lesbian feminist writer passed on Nov. 6
‘Something, Not Nothing’ tackles anticipatory grief from the other side
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Why a lesbian ‘Love Is Blind’ just makes sense
OPINION: Netflix, bring out the U-Hauls!
What the internet is getting wrong about Tracy Chapman
ANALYSIS: The “Fast Car” hype misses why the singer-songwriter has been an icon to queer women for decades
Gabby Windey is dating a woman, a win for queer ‘Bachelor’ fans
Queer members of Bachelor Nation rejoice! The former Bachelorette has come out, introduced world to her girlfriend
A timeline of surprisingly queer ‘Sex and the City’ episodes
Before Che Diaz, there was Syd—here, we trace the original show’s wayward queerness
Introducing ‘Queering Death,’ a 6-part look at the nuanced ways we die and mourn
Writer Zena Sharman says she wanted to look at how death can become a site of creativity, collective care, self-determination and resisting oppression
Sex worker, artist, activist and icon Carol Leigh dies at 71
The beloved activist coined the term “sex work”
Candace Cameron Bure’s homophobia hurts queer families like mine
OPINION: Queer kids and parents deserve to have their realities respected by the people they look up to
Queer author Suzette Mayr wins the biggest literary prize in Canada
The Calgary-based writer took home the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter”